Todd Reichert of Onalaska, Washington was the lucky bidder for one of two Grizzly Island tule elk tags auctioned at fund-raisers held during 1999.

Todd Reichert (right) poses with his bull tule elk and Jim Zumbo.

In camp for his hunt were volunteers from the California Deer Association and the Mule Deer Foundation along with well-known elk hunter and outdoor writer Jim Zumbo. Zumbo was on assignment for Outdoor Life magazine.

Reichert took his bull at 9 a.m. using a .338 Browning. The bull was 214 yards away. It weighed in at 825 pounds and scored 333 1/8 B&C.